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* DomesticAbuse: Grace is dealing with this with her husband who is controlling, manipulative and occasionally violent and Jimmy is trying his best to get her to just leave him.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After Grace's estranged husband tracks Jimmy down and attacks him for telling Grace to leave him, Sean attacks him to defend Jimmy. When he subsequently tries to sue Jimmy and Sean, Brian is able to get him to drop all charges by pointing out that he has 30 witnesses that all saw him walk across a soccer field to attack a respected therapist before Sean stepped in.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After Grace's estranged husband tracks Jimmy down and attacks him for telling Grace to leave him, Sean attacks him to defend Jimmy. When he subsequently tries to sue Jimmy and Sean, Brian is able to get him to drop all charges by pointing out that he has 30 witnesses that all saw him walk across a soccer field to attack a respected therapist unprovoked before Sean stepped in.
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* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: The basic premise of the show is Jimmy being a therapist while he himself hasn't yet figured out how to cope with the loss of his wife.
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* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes:
** The basic premise of the show is Jimmy being a therapist while he himself hasn't yet figured out how to cope with the loss of hiswife.wife.
** Also true for Paul, who is a grandfather figure to Alice but has issues reconnecting with his own daughter, and Gaby, who struggles with relationships after she gets a divorce.
** The basic premise of the show is Jimmy being a therapist while he himself hasn't yet figured out how to cope with the loss of his
** Also true for Paul, who is a grandfather figure to Alice but has issues reconnecting with his own daughter, and Gaby, who struggles with relationships after she gets a divorce.
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The recently widowed Jimmy Laird is juggling his work as a therapist, his new role as a single father and his unprocessed grief.
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The recently widowed Jimmy Laird (Segel) is juggling his work as a therapist, his new role as a single father and his unprocessed grief.
grief. The series follows Jimmy as he tries to rebuild his personal and professional life, as well as the adventures of his friends and colleagues, like fellow therapists Paul (Ford) and Gaby (Williams).
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* TheDogBitesBack: At the end of the finale, Jimmy's patient Grace [[spoiler: pushes her abusive husband off the edge of a cliff]] after he starts berating her during a hike.
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* TheDogBitesBack: At the end of the finale, Jimmy's patient Grace [[spoiler: pushes her abusive husband off the edge of a cliff]] after he starts berating and threatening her during a hike.
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''Shrinking'' is a live-action dramedy series created by Creator/BillLawrence, Creator/BrettGoldstein and Creator/JasonSegel for Creator/AppleTVPlus. It stars Segel, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/JessicaWilliams and Creator/ChristaMiller.
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''Shrinking'' is a live-action dramedy series created by Creator/BillLawrence, Creator/BrettGoldstein and Creator/JasonSegel for Creator/AppleTVPlus. It stars Segel, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/JessicaWilliams Creator/JessicaWilliams, Creator/MichaelUrie and Creator/ChristaMiller.
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* DancePartyEnding: The first season finale ends with the main characters all dancing together at Brian and Charlie's wedding.
* TheDogBitesBack: At the end of the finale, Jimmy's patient Grace [[spoiler: pushes her abusive husband off the edge of a cliff]] after he starts berating her during a hike.
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* MovingBeyondBereavement: The premise of the show.
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* MovingBeyondBereavement: The premise of the show.show, as Jimmy works to put his life back together after losing his wife.
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* MovingBeyondBereavement: The premise of the show.
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* CoolOldGuy: Paul. He's a mentor to Jimmy and Gaby, and a secret confidante to Alice.
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* CoolOldGuy: Paul. He's a mentor to Jimmy and Gaby, and a secret confidante to Alice. Of course, it's Harrison Ford. There's no way he wouldn't be this.
* DeadpanSnarker: Everyone has their moments but Paul easily reigns supreme in terms of snark. Natural considering [[Creator/HarrisonFord who plays him.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Everyone has their moments but Paul easily reigns supreme in terms of snark. Natural considering [[Creator/HarrisonFord who plays him.]]
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: Paul and Alice.
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: Paul IntergenerationalFriendship:
** Technically, all of Paul's relationships fall under this, as he's a generation removed from the rest of the adult cast andAlice.two from Alice.
** Alice's relationship with Gaby qualifies, and she gradually warns Up to Sean before developing a crush on him.
** Technically, all of Paul's relationships fall under this, as he's a generation removed from the rest of the adult cast and
** Alice's relationship with Gaby qualifies, and she gradually warns Up to Sean before developing a crush on him.
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* TheShrink: Jimmy is competent, but his newfound BrutalHonesty shtick is a hit or miss. His colleagues Gaby and Paul have more straightforward, no-nonsense approaches to their work.
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* TheShrink: Jimmy is competent, but his newfound BrutalHonesty shtick is a hit or miss. His colleagues Gaby and Paul have more straightforward, no-nonsense approaches to their work.
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* LimitedSocialCircle: Whilst the show is focused on Jimmy, his neighbours, coworkers, best friend and daughter all have their own relationships with one another independent of him - for example, Brian is Jimmy's best friend, but is also friends with Gaby and Liz, and works for Paul as his estate lawyer.
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* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Liz and Gaby both pick up on Alice's crush on Sean before she unwittingly admits to it in front of her father.
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* SilverFox: Paul describes himself as this, and Gaby agrees with him. he ''is'' played by Creator/HarrisonFord, after all.
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* SilverFox: Paul describes himself as this, and Gaby agrees with him. he He ''is'' played by Creator/HarrisonFord, after all.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After Grace's estranged husband tracks Jimmy down and attacks him for telling Grace to leave him, Sean attacks him to defend Jimmy. When he subsequently tries to sue Jimmy and Sean, Brian is able to get him to drop all charges by pointing out that he has 30 witnesses that all saw him walk across a soccer field to attack a respected therapist before Sean stepped in.
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* HappilyMarried: Liz and Derek have been together long enough to have college-aged children and are still genuinely affectionate with each other and communicate their differences far better than any mental health professionals on the show.
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* PartingWordsRegret: One of the things that gets to Jimmy was how much he and his wife were fighting before she died.
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* TheShrink: Jimmy is competent, but his newfound BrutalHonesty shtick is a hit or miss. His colleagues Gaby and Paul have more straightforward, no-nonsense approaches to their work.
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* TheShrink: Jimmy is competent, but his newfound BrutalHonesty shtick is a hit or miss. His colleagues Gaby and Paul have more straightforward, no-nonsense approaches to their work.work.
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* IntergenerationalFrienship: Paul and Alice.
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* IntergenerationalFrienship: IntergenerationalFriendship: Paul and Alice.
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* CoolOldGuy: Paul. He's a mentor to Jimmy and Gaby, and a secret confidante to Alice.
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* SilverFox: Paul describes himself as this, and Gaby agrees with him. he ''is'' played by Creator/HarrisonFord, after all.
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* AngryBlackManStereotype: Discussed by Gaby, who is ''horrified'' that Jimmy introduced a Black patient with anger issues to MMA fighting, given she is more familiar with how society treats Black rage very differently.
* BrutalHonesty: Jimmy's new approach to helping his patients is to tell them exaclty what he is thinking.
* BrutalHonesty: Jimmy's new approach to helping his patients is to tell them exaclty what he is thinking.
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* AngryBlackManStereotype: Discussed by Gaby, who is ''horrified'' that Jimmy introduced Sean, a Black patient with anger issues issues, to MMA fighting, given she is more familiar with how society treats Black rage very differently.with more unease than with other groups.
* BrutalHonesty: Jimmy's new approach to helping his patients is to tell themexaclty exactly what he is thinking.thinking while they discuss their issues.
* BrutalHonesty: Jimmy's new approach to helping his patients is to tell them
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* ParentalSubstitute: Neighbour Liz has been one to Alice since her mother's death, taking over council meetings and caretaking when Jimmy is occupied.
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* ThePollyanna: Jimmy's friend Brian has an almost aggressively upbeat attitude and outlook. Part of the rift between them was due to Jimmy "needing to hit bottom" after he lost his wife, while Brian wanted to pull him out of his funk before he was ready.
* ParentalSubstitute: Neighbour Liz has been one to Alice since her mother's death, taking overcouncil meetings with Alice's guidance counselor, rides to school and soccer practice, and general caretaking when Jimmy is occupied.occupied.
* ParentsAsPeople: Jimmy has clearly been struggling with severe depression in the year since his wife's death, leading him to unintentionally neglect his teenage daughter Alice. He's portrayed sympathetically, but she's clearly struggling with he fact that she couldn't rely on him when she needed him most.
* ParentalSubstitute: Neighbour Liz has been one to Alice since her mother's death, taking over
* ParentsAsPeople: Jimmy has clearly been struggling with severe depression in the year since his wife's death, leading him to unintentionally neglect his teenage daughter Alice. He's portrayed sympathetically, but she's clearly struggling with he fact that she couldn't rely on him when she needed him most.
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''Shrinking'' is a live-action dramedy series created by Creator/BillLawrence, Creator/BrettGoldstein and Creator/JasonSegel.Creator/JasonSegel for Creator/AppleTVPlus. It stars Segel, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/JessicaWilliams and Creator/ChristaMiller.
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* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: The basic premise of the show is Jimmy being a therapist while he himself hasn't yet figured out how to cope with the loss of his wife.
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* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: The basic premise of the show is Jimmy being a therapist while he himself hasn't yet figured out how to cope with the loss of his wife.wife.
* ParentalSubstitute: Neighbour Liz has been one to Alice since her mother's death, taking over council meetings and caretaking when Jimmy is occupied.
* TheShrink: Jimmy is competent, but his newfound BrutalHonesty shtick is a hit or miss. His colleagues Gaby and Paul have more straightforward, no-nonsense approaches to their work.
* ParentalSubstitute: Neighbour Liz has been one to Alice since her mother's death, taking over council meetings and caretaking when Jimmy is occupied.
* TheShrink: Jimmy is competent, but his newfound BrutalHonesty shtick is a hit or miss. His colleagues Gaby and Paul have more straightforward, no-nonsense approaches to their work.
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''Shrinking'' is a live-action dramedy series created by Creator/BillLawrence, Creator/BrettGoldstein and Creator/JasonSegel. It stars Segel, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/JessicaWilliams and Creator/ChristaMiller.
The recently widowed Jimmy Laird is juggling his work as a therapist, his new role as a single father and his unprocessed grief.
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!!The series contains examples of:
* AngryBlackManStereotype: Discussed by Gaby, who is ''horrified'' that Jimmy introduced a Black patient with anger issues to MMA fighting, given she is more familiar with how society treats Black rage very differently.
* BrutalHonesty: Jimmy's new approach to helping his patients is to tell them exaclty what he is thinking.
* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: The basic premise of the show is Jimmy being a therapist while he himself hasn't yet figured out how to cope with the loss of his wife.
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''Shrinking'' is a live-action dramedy series created by Creator/BillLawrence, Creator/BrettGoldstein and Creator/JasonSegel. It stars Segel, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/JessicaWilliams and Creator/ChristaMiller.
The recently widowed Jimmy Laird is juggling his work as a therapist, his new role as a single father and his unprocessed grief.
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!!The series contains examples of:
* AngryBlackManStereotype: Discussed by Gaby, who is ''horrified'' that Jimmy introduced a Black patient with anger issues to MMA fighting, given she is more familiar with how society treats Black rage very differently.
* BrutalHonesty: Jimmy's new approach to helping his patients is to tell them exaclty what he is thinking.
* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: The basic premise of the show is Jimmy being a therapist while he himself hasn't yet figured out how to cope with the loss of his wife.
